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James Edwards

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Also known as James Johnson Edwards

American actor (1918-1970)

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Within Vinony's link graph, James Edwards is referenced by 51 other articles, and connects out to San Diego, World War II and black.

It sits within the topics 1918 births, 1970 deaths and 20th-century African-American male actors.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
69

Top works

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Film & TV

Muncie, Indiana, USA

James Johnson Edwards (March 6, 1918 – January 4, 1970) was an American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he portrayed an African American soldier experiencing racial prejudice while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

Known for

  • Legend of the Northwest — Jim Ryder1978
  • Doomsday Voyage — Coast Guard Officer1972
  • Patton — Sergeant William George Meeks1970
  • Anatomy of a Crime — Lt. Wager1969
  • Coogan's Bluff — Sgt. Jackson1968
  • The Young Runaways — Sgt. Collyer1968
  • The Outsider — Lt. Wagner1968
  • The Sandpiper — Larry Brant1965
  • The Fugitive — Joe Smith1963
  • Burke's Law — Norton1963

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1969-08-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,831
Total plays
19,310

Tags

Classicalmedievalacoustic guitaracousticearly music

Classical guitarist James Edwards has been a performer, teacher, and recording artist for over 25 years. James plays contemporary guitars, as well as historical instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, such as the five-course guitar and ten course lute. The five course guitar has 9 strings, as 4 of the "courses" are pairs of the same string, with the highest string being the only string that is not a doubled pair. The repertoire for the 5 course baroque guitar is quite different from

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Edwards
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Muncie
Place of death
San Diego
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
James Edwards in The Joe Louis Story.jpg
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Commons category
James Edwards (actor)
date of birth
1918-03-06
date of death
1970-01-04
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1947-00-00
writing language
English language
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